Fairway Drainage

Hole number 11 is notorious for staying wet almost year round, due to a lack of surface drainage.  Instead of reshaping the entire fairway for better surface drainage we've chosen to install subsurface drainage.  This will help filter water off of the fairway and into the nearby creek quickly, which will improve turf conditions and playability.

Sod cut from drainage lines 

Trenching the drain lines 

The trencher we have is very efficient in that it dispels all of the soil directly into a cart, saving man hours.

Trencher emptying soil into cart

We used 4" perforated solid wall pipe.  This will allow the excess water to flow through the sand filled drain lines and into the perforations on the pipe and eventually into the creek where it belongs.  As you can see in the picture we also added several drain basins in low lying areas to prevent puddling.  These basins can also serve as an access point if the pipe ever gets clogged with soil or debris.

Drainage and mix all filled in.   

Sodding the drain lines 

All the sodding is done!  All that is left now is to roll and topdress the sod several times until it is smooth enough to cut.

Finished product